A chronological perspective on suicide - the last days of life

Death Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 909-932

  Orbach, I ^a   Gilboa Schechtman, E ^a   Ofek, H ^a   Lubin, G ^b   Mark, M ^b   Bodner, E ^a   Cohen, D ^c   King, R ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MEDICAL CORPS   (Israel)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ISRAEL; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NARRATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 34648828677     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180701603394     Document Type: Article

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